Tokyo 2021


Israeli baseball: A surprising hit

The story of Israel's National Baseball team, and how it made it to the 2020 Olympics at Tokyo, in five parts.

 Israel’s national baseball team won a silver at the European Championships on September 19 after losing the final to the Netherlands.
 Ami Dadaon of Israel celebrates after winning gold and setting a World Record

Paralympics 2021: Israel rises to 7 medals, 4 gold

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Rhythmic - Individual All-Around - Medal Ceremony - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Gold medallist Linoy Ashram of Israel poses with her medal

Olympics: Russian team attacks Ashram's win, Israel fires back

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Rhythmic - Individual All-Around - Final - Rotation 4 - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Linoy Ashram of Israel in action with ribbon

Ashram's lead over Russian was 'simply enormous' - Olympic judge explains


Olympics: Rhythmic Gymnast Linoy Ashram wins gold medal for Israel

Nikol Zelikman places 7th with impressive finish on ribbon exercise • Team Israel qualifies for group all-around Rhythmic Gymnastics final held on Sunday

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Rhythmic - Individual All-Around - Final - Rotation 1 - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Linoy Ashram of Israel in action with hoop

Israeli marathon runner Chemtai Salpeter loses top finish due to cramp

Israeli runner Chemtai Salpeter had been in 4th place throughout the race before stopping temporarily, 4 km. from the finish line, leading her to an eventual 66th place finish.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Marathon - Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Molly Seidel of the United States and Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel in action

Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles back in the game with bronze medal win

Three times world champion on the beam, Biles might have finished third but her mere presence in the final was considered a victory after she abruptly dropped out of last Tuesday's team competition.

ronze medallist Simone Biles of the United States poses in front of the Olympic rings.

Olympics: NZ's Hubbard becomes 1st transgender Olympian, but exits early

"She had a hard background and so many people wanted her to lose. She had an uphill battle here," said Austria's Sarah Fischer.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Women's +87kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand in action.

Simone Biles set to take part in balance beam final

The balance beam event will be Simone Biles's last chance at a gold medal in Tokyo.

Simone Biles of the United States during training ahead of the Olympic Games, July 22, 2021.

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo

The Israeli competed fourth, netting a score of 14.933. This is Israel's first gold medal in Tokyo, and second in history.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Floor Exercise - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in action during the floor exercise. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Israeli athlete Knyazyeva-Minenko places 6th in women's triple jump final

The 31-year-old Knyazyeva-Minenko scored a personal best for 2021, putting up a distance of 14.60 meters in her third time reaching the Olympic final.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Triple Jump - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko of Israel in action

Tibi, Bar Am place 4th, 11th in sailing races 7, 8; 8th place overall

The two now hold 55 points, only 10 points behind the fourth place Switzerland, but far behind the three leaders from Poland, Britain and France.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Women's 470 - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Noya Bar Am and Shahar Tibi of Israel in action.

Inside Israel’s Jewish Olympic baseball team

The Jerusalem Post asks the players of Israel's Jewish Olympic baseball team questions about God, Judaism and what it means to represent Israel.

 OFF TO TOKYO: Team Israel takes a publicity photo on July 20 in Central Islip, New York, the day before going to Tokyo.

Olympic athletes complain of prison like quarantine conditions

Athletes have criticized the conditions there, with some, such as Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs, who was quarantined early in the Games, calling them "inhumane."

View of a doorway at hotel Washington, where journalists wait in quarantine prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2021. Picture taken July 3, 2021.

14 Days: UAE Embassy

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog cut a ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021.